Retail sales little changed in slow start to U.S. third quarter

WASHINGTON – Retail sales were little changed in July, the worst performance in six months, as car demand slowed and tepid wage growth restrained U.S. consumers. The slowdown in purchases followed a 0.2 percent advance in June, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday in Washington. The median forecast of 82 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for…

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